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Good hotel at a reasonable price

We stayed in one of the 3rd floor apartments during the Canada day weekend. Suffice to say that this is not the most high-end hotel you would be looking for( no A/C, no elevators) but has a very friendly staff and a good atmosphere. The noise was a botheration during the weekend but the hotel staff were kind enough to advise us about it before I made the reservation. Location was spectacular as it is by the waterfront. The bar and restaurant are well maintained and we enjoyed our last dinner at the Islands in their excellent restaurant. I would definitely recommend this hotel for someone not looking to spend much on accommodation but to enjoy good food and a friendly atmosphere!!More

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Stayed: June 2013, travelled with family

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Ask Arnie_M4956 about Anchor Inn Hotel

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Thank you for your comments. We think your review is fair and balanced. We have replaced the microwave and now have another new on in inventory for the next time someone's popcorn catches fire and burns one. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay and found the staff friendly and helpful.

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The Anchor Inn is in a great location, but our room was quite peculiarly hot all night. No air conditioning (no dramas there for us), but even with the window wide open and a desk fan going all night, out room remained resolutely hot. The bed was very comfortable, but the rest of the room and fittings could really do with a bit of a makeover. It's not an expensive hotel, but even so........

We ate in the bar/restaurant and the food was quite good, the wine good too. The menu was quite varied and the kitchen staff were able to make asjustments to cope with our preferences for seasonings. Our barman/waiter was very friendly.

Stayed: June 2013, travelled as a couple

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Thank you for your review. Your right, on hot nights our rooms can be warm for sleeping. We don't have air conditioning, and go to great lengths to tell everyone, from our web-site, to the e-mail response we send people inquiring, to when guests arrive and check-in. Our rooms start at $50 per night and the kitchenettes are $90. We like to think we price our rooms reasonably as compared to some of the more expensive alternatives in the neighborhood.

Thank you for your kind comments on the staff and food in our bar and restaurateur. We are very proud of our staff and find it very humbling that people take time to recognize their efforts.

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Fortunately, we looked at the room at this hotel before we signed on the dotted line. Dark, dank, bad smell, small. Seedy is the overall descriptor. Bar downstairs. They also have "apartments" in the building. Not sure who is living in those rooms?!

Room Tip: Drive right pass this place

Stayed: September 2012, travelled as a couple

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Ask JPchick about Anchor Inn Hotel

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This place was nothing like we expected. We have stayed in bar inns before and they have always been an enjoyment until we stayed here. We booked a single room with 2 beds...when we arrived they tried to upsell us a suite which we looked at and it looked like it was falling apart. So then we were shown our room #4 down the hallway right above the bar. This was was just as sad looking but smaller and cheaper. We stayed in #4. It was awful the screen on the window was popped out so I put it back in although anyone that can climb a ladder can go into your room anytime the window is open (kinda creepy) and you will need to keep the window open since there is no AC and it's hotter then hades. On their website the photos are very misleading. The website also says "All of our rooms have been recently remodelled and are both comfortable and modern." Well if modern is 1980 then they are right.

The rooms are loud in the evening and in the morning as they are moving chairs around. Good thing they provided ear plugs! The room looked like it was falling apart molding coming off, wires just hanging from the ceiling. Needs updating.

I would not recommend staying here. The good thing is it looks like there will be a new hotel being built down the road soon.

Room Tip: How to choose a good.....go to a different hotel.

Stayed: September 2012, travelled as a couple

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Ask Regislive about Anchor Inn Hotel

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Thank you for your review. Conveniently, I think I was the fellow who showed you the rooms. To begin, we don't so much attempt to up-sell people looking at our rooms. We do let people look at different rooms, particularly on weekends when we know noise from the bar can be an issue. The kitchenette was located on third floor and is much quieter than the room you choose. Keeping things in perspective, the room you choose, after looking at it, was $60 per night. We are certainly not the Fairmount, but then we don't claim to be.

Your right we don't have air conditioning. The web-site photos are pictures of our rooms. I took the pictures. Not sure how they are misleading. I am not a good enough photographer to take a misleading picture.

The 1980's comment is a bit tough to understand. When we say modern, we are referring to the LCD tv's and free hi-speed, in room coffee and in room fridge. Granted, coffee and fridges have been around since 1980. The wire hanging out of the ceiling is simply not true. Perhaps you are referring to the cable for the tv...behind the dresser?

Yes there is a new Hotel being built. We think that is a good thing, and have supported the project for years. We honestly believe it will be good for tourism.

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The food is really good, especially the whitefish salad & burgers. The dessert was delicious and the staff extremly friendly. Unfortunately we were not satisfied with the room. It was not that the room was not clean or anything like that BUT the bar is just downstairs and EXTREMLY loud. On the website they say that some of the rooms are not good for "light sleepers" but believe me I am not a light sleeper and we are both young people who thought that the music wont disturb us but we both could not sleep until 2 am so if you want to avoid this make sure that you don't stay anywhere near the bar because " light sleeper" is DEFINATELY an understatement! Oh and WIFI does NOT work in the room( at least not on 2nd floor).

Stayed: August 2012

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Thank you for your review. Your comments are fair and balanced. We make an effort to tell all guests that on Friday and Saturday nights the bar is open until 200am and will disturb peoples sleep. Most of the year we simply don't rent the rooms on second floor above the bar. In the summer when we and everyone else is sold out, it is difficult to turn people away. Sorry about the internet. We have 2 routers and occasionally we have to re-boot the one that covers the second floor.

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Nice home from home, went there last year and going back again this, paid for several nurses to stay there and they love it. Great Staff and hands-on management team. The only let down is no A/C but the do provide fans.

Good clean rooms and GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRreat resturant

Stayed: August 2011, travelled as a couple

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